The Dark Tower

209th tallest building in the world. In Russia there is an old skyscraper which is Lomonosov Moscow State University. It was founded in 1755 and was completed in 1953. It is considered to be the tallest educational building in the world. Its central tower is 240 m tall. It was the tallest building in Europe until 1990. Today it is 242nd tallest building in the world. John Hancock Center is a skyscraper that located in Chicago. It was constructed after five years and finished in 1970. It has 334…

Huge Ben at Night London travel is regularly connected with pictures of Big Ben, the acclaimed clock tower from the Palace of Westminster. Worked along the Thames River, Westminster is home to the significant vacation spots in London, including Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Buckingham Palace and the Palace of Westminster. During the evening, astounding pictures can be caught from the Westminster connect or the Waterloo Bridge of the enlightened attractions, including the London Eye…

arrest. Pamphlets circulated throughout all of London that mocked the trials against Boleyn and the men and supported the Queen. On May 17,1536 Anne Boleyn 's brother, George Boleyn and the other men who were accused were executed. The keepers of the Tower noted that Boleyn seemed ready to be done with life and actually seemed happy. One of the King 's men by the name of Lord Kingston had brought her the news that the King had changed her sentence from a burning, which was a traditional…

Wormtongue is a malevolent traitor who exemplifies J.R.R. Tolkien’s belief that power is corruptive in The Two Towers: Book One. Wormtongue is not an influential character alone, but he leeches onto the power of Theoden and uses the force of betrayal to attempt his own personal gain. While Wormtongue’s ultimate loyalty remains to Saruman, he manipulates King Theoden to weaken the power of Edoras. While Wormtongue’s method of manipulation and strategic influence over Theoden gain him some…

Movie clip: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - The Cure of Theoden Amongst a vast plain lies the bustling city of Rohan. This city not alike others as it houses the greatest riders in all the lands and a grand wooden hall that houses the king of all Rohan; King Theoden. On most days people would go about their own humble business and avoid conflict within the city. This was not like most days. A entourage of two men (Gandalf and Aragorn), an elf (Legolas) and a dwarf (Gimli). Each with…

love c. Jonas from The Giver must protect his baby brother from harm in his own society at the end of the book by running away with him d. I babysit a lot. I have to be responsible with the child. “What I wouldn’t have given to the see the Eiffel Tower one day! But even though Nancy Drew is rich, she…

Making America Hate Again To be able to vote is undoubtedly one of the greatest aspects about the United States of America. The ability to chose our leaders and practice a democracy is something citizens of other countries only dream of having. Because of this freedom, Americans should always vote during the elections, especially this year’s Presidential election. This election is an especially unique one; the Republican candidate is a businessman with no political experience, while the…

The Big Move After what felt like a lifetime of planning, our family was finally making the big move from New York to Texas. The house we lived in was my childhood home and my husband and I shared it for fifteen years together. This was not going to be an easy task. Our first hurdle was preparing for this huge adventure. Secondly, we needed to drive both cars down. That meant that we would not have the other person to take over driving when our eyelids became as heavy as weights over our…

This place is called Paris. Paris is located in France and is actually the capital. Paris is well known for many things such as the Eiffel Tower, shopping, Art, and many more things. In this paper, I plan on going into great detail about some of the sites in Paris, France. The main thing that everyone wants to see when they go to Paris is the Eiffel Tower. The tower was named after Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and started building on January 28, 1887. Construction was…

I had awoken to a bright, sunny room and I knew today would be amazing and nerve racking all at the same time. I had been anticipating for months for this day, June 1st, 2015, to arrive; I would be traveling for the first time to Europe. It was almost two weeks in Ireland, England, and France. It was my first time traveling by plane. I was excited, but also extremely nervous to get on the plane; especially. when the first plane was small and we had turbulence. Thankfully, the second flight was…